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. >>> in just a few days, virginia will execute its first woman in nearly 100 years. teresa lewis ordered the murders of her husband and stepson to collect $250,000 life insurance policy. lewis' lawyers argued that her low iq would make her execution cruel and unusual. >>> the american woman freed from an iranian prison is calling for theelease of her fiance and friend tonight. sarah shourd flew into dulles international thisorning. the iranian government released her on humanitarian grounds. she was in prison with fiance shane bauer and josh fattal. she talkedabout the two she left behind. >> i walked out of prison with my spirit bruised but unbroken. and i am moreç determined than ever that shane and josh, god willing, will soon walk out the same way. >> shourd was released in part because of medical concerns. she has since seen a doctor and she's been given a clean bill of alth. >>> former secretary of state colin powell saysllegal immigrants do essential work in this country, also says that immigrants have done work for him. hear more about what powell is commen
. >>> in just a few days, virginia will execute its first woman in nearly 100 years. teresa lewis ordered the murders of her husband and stepson to collect $250,000 life insurance policy. lewis' lawyers argued that her low iq would make her execution cruel and unusual. >>> the american woman freed from an iranian prison is calling for theelease of her fiance and friend tonight. sarah shourd flew into dulles international thisorning. the iranian government released her on...
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some are hoping drivers belong -- around and number 8 virginia. -- int number n virginia. the northbound lanes opened on saturday. >>> time for a check of the traffic situation. eric thomas is live. >> right here, this is the beltway coming off of the american legion. that had been built wait more or less set down for a little while. traffic is moving, albeit slowly. 270 northbound a very slow. heading up to 109, you're going to see slow traffic from an accident that has been cleared. 95 northbound, this is here at the belle glade. -- at the beltway. there was a crash earlier. activity on the right and left side. this is unusual traffic jam. it is not usually slow in this area. >>> coming up, paris hilton and -- avoid jail time on it dropped charges. >> the documentarian remembers his washington d.c. our roots. >> a sign that we are out of the recession. >>> we have breaking news coming out of atlanta right now, where a plane just made an emergency landing on the interstate. we're looking at live pictures right now. this is interstate 85 in atlanta. some lanes have closed,
some are hoping drivers belong -- around and number 8 virginia. -- int number n virginia. the northbound lanes opened on saturday. >>> time for a check of the traffic situation. eric thomas is live. >> right here, this is the beltway coming off of the american legion. that had been built wait more or less set down for a little while. traffic is moving, albeit slowly. 270 northbound a very slow. heading up to 109, you're going to see slow traffic from an accident that has been...
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abuelazam is suspected in three attacks in leesburg, virginia this year, two of them with a knife, the third with a hammer. all of the victims survived. they are also looking at abuelazam as a possible suspect in a deadly stabbing last year. >>> following a massive fire underneath a new york bridge. the flames burning the wooden pilings under the 138th street bridge this afternoon. check out this thick plume of smoke coming from that area. the fire shut down commuter rail service between manhattan and the northern suburbs for more than two hours. the rail service was back up and running in time for tonight's rush-hour. investigators don't know what started the fire. >>> a developing story out of utah, where a machine gun fire at a national guard rage sparked a huge wildfire. three homes destroyed. crews working to save other houses right now. they have made some progress containing the flames but they warn the fires could rage out of control when the winds pick up again tonight and then tomorrow. at least 1600 homes have been evacuated, some people barely had time to get out. >> i coul
abuelazam is suspected in three attacks in leesburg, virginia this year, two of them with a knife, the third with a hammer. all of the victims survived. they are also looking at abuelazam as a possible suspect in a deadly stabbing last year. >>> following a massive fire underneath a new york bridge. the flames burning the wooden pilings under the 138th street bridge this afternoon. check out this thick plume of smoke coming from that area. the fire shut down commuter rail service...
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. >>> now some virginia nonprofits are getting a boost they really didn't anticipate. fox 5's beth parker tells us it's coming from an unexpected place. >> reporter: jerry mcclard is days from turning 65 putting his life in order, giving some money to charity. in fact, there are places -- they're places he thinks saved his life. >> if i hadn't lived here, i might not be talking to you today. >> reporter: jerry is homeless. since february of 2002 he's lived here at the winchester rescue mission. jerry does the laundry and answers the phone. he's saved up money from his social security checks. now he's donating $1,000 to the mission, $1,000 to the nonprofit community coalition action project and $500 to a free clinic. >> he had the opportunity, could he have done whatever he wanted with -- he could have done whatever he wanted with that, but his heart told him to give it where it's most needed. >> reporter: some of the money jerry donated will go to this program. the idea is for men who come to the mission and need help to be able to come here to this warehouse and learn
. >>> now some virginia nonprofits are getting a boost they really didn't anticipate. fox 5's beth parker tells us it's coming from an unexpected place. >> reporter: jerry mcclard is days from turning 65 putting his life in order, giving some money to charity. in fact, there are places -- they're places he thinks saved his life. >> if i hadn't lived here, i might not be talking to you today. >> reporter: jerry is homeless. since february of 2002 he's lived here at the...
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levy from northern virginia. doctor, good to have you. >> good morning. >> and we hear people talking about cholesterol and levels and getting checked. before we talk about what we should do, let's look at what we should look for. how does cholesterol effect us and what do we worry about. >> people think it's a dirty word. but we need the cholesterol and the lipids to help us with metabolism for normal functions. but there is good and bad cholesterol and the problem is the bad cholesterol or what we call the ldl cholesterol is a significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, the build-up of junk inside the arteries that can lead to heart attacks or stroke. >> so the blood doesn't flow as well. >> it's not quite so simple. >> i like to keep it simple. >> but think about it like the pipes in your house, and if junk fills up, things don't flow well and the blood supply is interrupted to the heart, that means a heart attack and if it's interrupted to the brain, that's a stroke. and it is compl
levy from northern virginia. doctor, good to have you. >> good morning. >> and we hear people talking about cholesterol and levels and getting checked. before we talk about what we should do, let's look at what we should look for. how does cholesterol effect us and what do we worry about. >> people think it's a dirty word. but we need the cholesterol and the lipids to help us with metabolism for normal functions. but there is good and bad cholesterol and the problem is the bad...
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in virginia, we've got man as at 66. -- baltimore is at 67 degrees. gaithersburg, 63. the winds are out of the north as a cold front has come through this morning and going to give us slightly cooler temperatures for today after yesterday's high of about 85 degrees. here is a look at the satellite- radar. let me show you igor. not often we show you our local sat-rad and we see a hurricane in that image. it is offshore. not going to make landfall along the east coast of the united states but it is producing large swells, strong, high tides and rip currents along the east coast. it is recommendedded that people do not go out in the water and swim because of the dangerous conditions out there. the hurricane itself remains well offshore and is tracking to the northeast. a couple of clouds have come through with that fronted. more clouds up in the northwestern skies but for the most part, we'll see clear skies an lots of sunshine for today. so your forecast looks like this. a few early clouds becoming sunny, beautiful afternoon. 80degrees for your high. for your five-day fo
in virginia, we've got man as at 66. -- baltimore is at 67 degrees. gaithersburg, 63. the winds are out of the north as a cold front has come through this morning and going to give us slightly cooler temperatures for today after yesterday's high of about 85 degrees. here is a look at the satellite- radar. let me show you igor. not often we show you our local sat-rad and we see a hurricane in that image. it is offshore. not going to make landfall along the east coast of the united states but it...